Frankly, I thought this book could have simply been a short story or a novella

This is a fine book for the reader who wants to know how global events shaped the lives of individuals during the war.

I simply feel that the James Bond series should have gotten a much stronger finish than two short stories and two outlines for short stories.

The novel is not unreadable, it is enjoyable for the Bond fans, but it is far from being one of the best in the series

Throughout the book the author explains how the brain works, and how to hack the brain to become more productive.

The story evolved from a cool origin story of a unique heroine with unshakable core beliefs, which one can’t help but admire her for sticking to them, to a cliché “teamwork saves the day” ending.

The Mexico which Mr. Barkan depicts is violent, poor and hopeless, I don’t know why anyone would want to live there

The author’s infatuation with the famous writer and director goes well beyond anyone I know. During and after a troubled Chicago childhood, the author decided to write a biography of John Hughes, but he never really got to do simply do so.

Mr. Fleming realized that after World War II, England was no longer the world power it once was and lets it all out on the page in a dialog which must have been torturous to write between Bond and the head of the Japanese Secret Service.

A very ambitious and well researched novel which tries to understand how good people simply roll over and help commit atrocities